Vote Now: CSWA Non-Journalist Director

CSWA National Office — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:25:32 +0000

The nominees are Kathleen Thurber and Brock King. To learn more about the nominees, and to vote, visit the elections page .

Voting opens at 9:00am Eastern Time, on Monday May 14th and closes on May 21st at 6:00pm Eastern Time. All CSWA members in good standing can vote by clicking on the link for [...]

Science Press Freedom Award

CSWA National Office — Thu, 03 May 2012 19:01:48 +0000

OTTAWA, May 2, 2012 /CNW/ – The Canadian Science Writers Association (CSWA) and the Association des communicateurs scientifiques (ACS) are winners of the 14th annual Press Freedom Award for their work in exposing government restrictions on federal scientists that prevent or delay the free communication of public science through the media.

Awarded each year by the

And the Winners Are… Science In Society Journalism Awards

CSWA National Office — Tue, 01 May 2012 21:15:51 +0000

The Canadian Science Writers’ Association has announced the winners of the national Science in Society Journalism Awards competition to honour outstanding contributions to journalism in the Canadian media during the 2011 calendar year. Each award carries a $1,000 prize value.

PRINT Less than 1,600 Words: Winner: “Salvation or Slippery Slope” by Sharon Kirkey, Post Media News

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White Coat, Black Art’s Brian Goldman: Keynote Speaker in Windsor

CSWA National Office — Tue, 01 May 2012 14:02:34 +0000

Canadian journalists who specialize in health and science reporting are doing a tremendous job of covering their subject matter but need to remain ever-vigilant about asking hard and sometimes uncomfortable questions when presented with new research, according to Brian Goldman.

“Anytime you’re seeing a brand new theory, be skeptical and ask lots of tough [...]

CSWA Announces Best Canadian Science Books Published in 2011

CSWA National Office — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:40:13 +0000

The general audience book winner is Cascadia’s Fault by Jerry Thompson.

The youth book winner is 50 Poisonous Questions by Tanya Lloyd Kyi.

Entries were judged on the basis of initiative, originality, scientific accuracy, [...]

CSWA 2012 Board of Directors Nominations Open

CSWA National Office — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 12:33:27 +0000

Guidelines, deadlines and nomination form

CSWA 2012 NOMINATION FORM

Nominations for the 2012-2014 CSWA Board of Directors open April 15, 2012. All members of the CSWA in good standing are eligible to run for the Board of Directors. The CSWA Board consists of eight directors who must be full-time journalists, and four remaining directors [...]

Early Bird Rates For Windsor Conference

CSWA National Office — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:43:07 +0000

Speed Dating. Dinner By Headlights. Rum Runners. Speakeasy Gala. What more could you ask? Serious Science. Amazing Journalists. Professional Development.

Join us in Windsor June 2-5. Early Bird Rates Now Available.

Nominations for the 2012-2014 CSWA Board of Directors will open April 15, 2012 and close on April 25, 2012.

CSWA National Office — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:59:56 +0000

All members of the CSWA in good standing are eligible to run for the Board of Directors. The CSWA Board consists of eight directors who must be full-time journalists and four remaining directors working in any other area of the employment sector. Directors are elected for a two-year term.

The following three positions are available [...]

CSWA Banff Centre Science Communications Scholarship

CSWA National Office — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:56:14 +0000

The Canadian Science Writers’ Association is pleased to extend its offer of a scholarship to a CSWA member selected to attend the Science Communications program at the Banff Centre in August 2012.

If a CSWA member is accepted into the course, he or she will become eligible for assistance up to a [...]

Herb Lampert Emerging Journalist Award

CSWA National Office — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 19:37:27 +0000

This award is open to any student or newly practicing journalist who has a science article published in print, broadcast or online during 2011.

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